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All three subsystems produce deterministic results. The reasons for this are history not known to me, but it might even be linked to Dual_EC_DRBG. Seriously?

by sehugg 12y ago

All three subsystems produce deterministic results. The reasons for this are history not known to me, but it might even be linked to Dual_EC_DRBG. Seriously? I mean rand/srand have been around since what, at least 1980?

nullc 12y ago
And then he goes and replaces it with something that calls itself RC4 (but isn't!)? April fools must have come early.
rjaco31 12y ago
Maybe he just meant that it was designed to be deterministic for the same reasons.